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Admissions & Student Aid
By Steven Johnson

George Washington University announced last week it would slash its undergraduate enrollment by 20 percent over five years.

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After years of sharing a corner with a rundown elementary and middle school in Portland, Ore., Concordia University helped open a gleaming new facility, complete with a health clinic and food club, to nurture students from the city’s neediest families.

Special Reports
By Scott Carlson

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Publishing
By Will Jarvis

The digital-first strategy hopes to create more reliable revenue streams and standardize textbook editions. But some observers worry that the change will do little to make materials more affordable for students. (PREMIUM)

Global
By Karin Fischer

A defense-policy bill targets espionage on American campuses; Chinese applications to British universities are increasing; and more.

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Campus Spaces
By Lawrence Biemiller

Materials science, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and sensor capabilities are converging — for the better.

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It’s time to wrest that article or manuscript from your neurotic mitts.

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